Beyond Borders

High Maintenance

by Barak Heymann

…for the sensitive portrayal of the internationally praised artist Dani Karavan, giving the audience a gripping insight into a free-minded personality.  

Dafa Metti (Difficult)

by Tal Amiran 

for its original way of showing the dark side of life of immigrant street vendors against the glittering lights of Paris

My own personal Lebanon

by Theo Panagopoulos

for courageously revealing the secrets and traumas of war that have been haunting the filmmakers family, 

Golden Dawn: A Public Affair

by Angélique Kourounis

…for persistingly showing the five years of successful fight for the victims of fascism in Greece, setting an example on how personal engagement can protect our democracies.  

A Black Jesus

by Luca Lucchesi

…for sensitvely  and wittingly unfolding the contradiction of a local community which worships a black cruzifix and at the same time struggles to accept the presence of black immigrants. 

The Patriarch’s Room
by Danae Elon

…for the remarkable investigation revealing the conspiracy of men of power,and excelling in a very elaborate, cinematographic and entertaining narrative.

Midnight Traveler

by Hassan Fazili

for the filmmakers' highly personal documentation of his family's escape journey from Afghanistan to Europe, revealing moments of fear, love, anger and hope, introducing a perspective of daily life which has rarely seen before. This film shows history in the making, in a region of ongoing conflict.